Complicate
Complicate verb - To make complex or difficult.
Usage example: the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule
Untangle
Untangle verb - To separate the various strands of.
Complicate is an antonym for untangle.
Nearby Word: untangling
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Untangle and Complicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complicate/untangle
Complicate & Untangle. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/complicate/untangle>.
Untangle or Complicate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complicate/untangle.
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